Women's Basketball

Rams Selected Third in Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

Nov 16, 2009

Rams Selected Third in Women's Basketball Preseason
Poll

Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State
women's basketball team, which finished second in the Skyline
Conference last season, has been selected to finish 3rd in the
Skyline preseason poll. The Rams have advanced to the Skyline
Conference Championship game the past six seasons.

Farmingdale State finished the 2008-09 season with an 18-10
overall record, including 14-4 in Skyline play, under head coach
Chris Mooney. The Rams return the core of their team, graduating
only one senior last season.

Senior Kimberly Blakney looks for continued success after being
named Skyline Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com First Team, All-Met
First Team and ECAC Second Team, leading the Nation in both scoring
and steals, averaging 24.2 points per game and 5.7 steals per game
last season. Blakney, who was named to the 2009-10 D3hoops.com
Preseason All-America Team, had team-highs in rebounds (224),
assists (89), blocks (62) and steals (153). She set a school record
by scoring 49 points in a home win over St. Joseph’s and then
bested that performance scoring 50 points at Mount Saint Vincent
just nine days later.

Senior guards Tiffara Steward and Kamaya Miller return for their
final season in charge of leading an offense that finished 3rd in
the Skyline Conference with 71.6 points per game last season.

The Rams open up their season as they square off against York
(N.Y.) in the New Paltz Hawk Invite on November 20th at 1:00 p.m.